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Oral History Donna Kay Campbell
Interview Information
Interviewee
Donna Kay Campbell
Series
United Houma Nation
Series Information
Description
This collection records the experiences of members of the United Houma Nation (UHN) of Southern Louisiana during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The interviewees lived in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but the dialogues also address issues dating back over one hundred before the interviews took place. Not all interviewees in the series are members of the UHN; some are Euro-Americans who worked with, taught, or interacted with the UHN, while others are members of separate Indian groups who lived in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes. Nevertheless, the oral testimonies of those interviewed reflect social and economic conditions of southern Louisiana as they affected (and continue to affect) Native Americans in general and the UHN in particular. All interviews were conducted by Daniel d'Oney for research on his dissertation. Further interviews took place to turn the dissertation into a monograph.
Size
22 interviews on 38 recordings
Date
1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2010
Principal Interviewers
Daniel D'Oney
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
Unprocessed collection; see note below

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Interview Information
Interviewee
Donna Mayeaux
Series
Volunteers of America
Series Information
Description
Interviews for this series were conducted by students enrolled in two service learning English composition classes at LSU taught by Wade and Susann Dorman. Wanting the service aspect of their course to be based on writing, the Dormans decided to help the Baton Rouge Chapter of Volunteers of America (VOA) write a history of their organization. Involved in all aspects of the project, their students did background research, conducted, transcribed and indexed the interviews with key figures, and wrote "Giving Shelter," a history of the Baton Rouge Chapter of VOA.
Size
9 interviews on 9 recordings
Time Period Covered
1930s - 1990s
Date
1994-1995
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
All interviews are cataloged (9 of 9)
Oral History Donna Washington
Interview Information
Interviewee
Donna Washington
Series
Various Topics
Series Information
Description
These primarily biographical and regional history interviews were conducted by LSU faculty and students, by Williams Center staff under contract for interviewees' families, or were donated to the Williams Center. In addition to family history and genealogy, topics covered include: the Association for Women Historians, Lansdowne Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi, the New Llano Cooperative Colony near Leesville, Louisiana, Williams Plantation, architecture, landscape architecture, hurricanes, Mardi Gras celebrations, Louisiana fisheries, the sugarcane industry, Native American and African American artists, New Orleans history and music, and topics of international interest such as the Mexican Revolution and Nazi propaganda films.
Size
96 interviews on 157 recordings
Date
1970s - present
Principal Interviewers
Pamela Dean, David Culbert, Helen Peterson, Kathleen Kearns, Susan Tittlebaum, Shelly Wells, Tayari Kwa Salaam, Harriet Walker, Ruth Laney, Mary Hebert Price, Jennifer Abraham
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
4% of interviews are cataloged (4 of 96)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Oral History Donnie Ray Albert
Interview Information
Interviewee
Donnie Ray Albert
Series
McKinley High School Oral History Project
Subseries
History of Mckinley High School
Series Information
Description
McKinley High School students, with the assistance of faculty and students from LSU's College of Education, conducted interviews focusing on the African American experience in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In1995, students began interviewing community members on the history of McKinley High School, established in 1926 as the first high school for African American students in Baton Rouge. The interviews continued in subsequent years, focusing on African American businesses during the period of segregation, the history and role of African American churches, the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, and African American social organizations.
Size
210 interviews on 228 recordings
Time Period Covered
1920s - 2000s
Date
1995-1998, 2002, 2005, 2006
Principal Interviewers
Beau Bogart, Nedra Carter, Khary Carrell, Michael Goods, Shawnte Green, Helen Haw, Melvin Heard, Rudolph Henry, Benny Hester, Shawnda Hollins, Paula Jacobi, Shanta Jenkins, Rahshada Jenkins, Veonetta Jewell, Roderick Jones, Chastity Lovely, Heidi McGee, Toni Morrison, Carmen Posey, Tayari Kwa Salaam, Lavada Taylor, Rose Thompson, Katina Welsh
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
33% of interviews are cataloged (70 of 210)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
Interview Information
Interviewee
Dorothy 'Dot' Levert Hebrard
Series
Brusly Centennial Oral History Project
Series Information
Description
Interviews focus on the history of the town of Brusly, located in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The interview project was done in conjunction with the Brusly Centennial Committee for the celebration of the town's centennial in 2001.
Size
46 interviews on 49 recordings
Date
1996 - 2006
Principal Interviewers
Joanne Bourgeois, Lucy Landry, Rosemary Reed, Gail LeJeune Johnson
Finding Aids
Abstracts
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
4% of interviews are cataloged (2 of 45)

This interview is currently unprocessed.
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